Fish and game vise



Nov 199 1957 E. DAHLHN 2,8133

FISH AND GAME VISE Filed oct. 27, 1955 JZZ ,M

Zo@ l" j@ United States Patent O FISH AND GAME VISE En Dahlin, Kansas city, Kans. i

Application October 27, 1955, Serial No. 543,131

3 Claims. (Cl. 17-8) This invention relates 4to improvements in a fish and game vise. A fisherman or hunter is faced with the task of cleaning fish or preparing wild game away from the conveniences of the usual equipment. This invention contemplates the provision of a vise for conveniently holding sh or wild game for Skinning, scaling or dressing the game for eating or preserving. This vise may be clamped to a boat seat, a board or any operable planar object whereon the hunter may work to tix the vise to rmly hold the game where it may be worked on. Other objects such as simplicity and economy of construction, ease and eficiency of operation, and adaptability for rmly holding any type of wild game. Keeping these objects as well as other objects which may appear during the course of 'the specification in view, reference will be 'had to the drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the vise taken on line II-II of Fig. 2 with parts in section and parts broken away,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line III-III of Fig. l,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a corner portion of the base plate, and

Fig. 4 is a reduced plan view of the base plate with a sh positioned thereon ready to receive the clamping chain. t

Reference will now be had to the drawing wherein like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the drawings and the numeral refers to a base member having a relatively flat plate provided with series of pyramidal spokes produced by two series of parallel V-grooves 14 and 16 disposed at right angles to each other so that the upper end of each of said spikes 18 is sharpened 4to engage materials placed thereon. Two spaced apart ears 20 are disposed in parallel relation at one side of base member 10, and a transverse pivot pin 22 to which is mounted a link chain 24 extends horizontally between said ears. At the opposite edge of base 10 are provided a second pair -of ears 21 between which a transverse pin 23 extends horizontally. Referring to Fig. 1 it will be noted that all links 26 are alike and are secured together by means of countersunk rivets 28 for relative hinged movement whereby the total width of the chain is double the width of each of the individual links. The distance between ears 20 and between ears 21 is slightly greater than the total width of the chain 24 so that the chain may pass therebetween.

Each link 26 has a series of inwardly projecting teeth 2,813,297 Patented Nov. 19, 1957 ICC 30 sharpened at their inner ends and undercut at their base portions to form like pin engaging notches 32. To facilitate free movement between ears 21 the base 10 is notched between said ears, as at 58, to a distance inwardly suicient -to allow links 26 to pass therethrough. To lighten base member 10 the lower side is recessed at 34 leaving flanges 36 and a central flange 38 to properly reinforce the base. A U-clamp member 40 serves to secure the base 10 to the supporting member 42. The upper leg 44 of clamp member 40 is received in a groove 46 formed in the upper face of base member 10, and the lower leg 48 of the clamp member passes beneath the base and is provided with a screw 50 to which is rotatably mounted a bearing plate 51 which rests against the base support member to clamp and secure the base in position. The outer portion of leg 48 is threaded at 52 to receive the screw 50. A ring 54 is threaded into a hole 56 formed in the outer end of link 26 of chain 24.

The operation of this clamp is as follows: The operator may position a `fish F on the base in the position shown in Fig. 4. The operator now engages the ring 54 at the end of chain 24 and pulls the chain 24 tightly across the head of the fish and positions one of notches 32 over pin 23 whereby the chain 24 is secured to hold the sh tightly against the pyramid points 18 in the base member 10. It will be noted that the sharp teeth 30 of the chain 24 will engage the fish head when the vise is properly positioned (see Fig. l).

What I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. An animal vise comprising a generally planar base adapted to support an animal thereon, a pin supported by said base adjacent one edge thereof and generally parallel to the surface thereof, and a chain secured to said base adjacent the opposite edge thereof, said chain having a series of animal engaging teeth formed thereon extending transversely of said chain toward said base, and a notch formed therein between each successive pair ot teeth, said notch opening longitudinally of said chain, said chain being adapted to be drawn tightly over said animal and secured by engaging one of the notches thereof over said pm.

2. An animal vise as recited in claim l wherein said notches are each formed in an edge of one of said teeth which extends transversely to the axis of said chain, whereby said teeth may be spaced directly adjacent each other, and whereby each tooth constitutes a sharpened hook.

3. An animal vise as recited in claim l wherein said chain comprises a series of links which are pivotally joined together, and the end link of which is pivotally connected to said base, about axes parallel to each other and parallel to said base, whereby said chain is prevented from twisting about its axis and said teeth are maintained in position to engage said animal.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 488,870 Cobb Dec. 27, 1892 1,897,644 Rothamel Feb. 14, 1933 2,196,623 Brewington Apr. 9, 1940 2,703,027 Petersen Mar. 1, 1955 

